'Las Vegas' on Serious Eats

No one knows a city's best drinkeries like its talented bartenders. And that goes double in a city like Las Vegas. It's the glittering casinos and all-night clubs that draw most visitors' drinking dollars. But both on the Strip and off, it's possible to find great bars that don't demand bottle service or crazy table minimums. More

Echo and Rig Butcher and Steakhouse is not Las Vegas's only butchery, but it is the first of its kind. Located a short 15-minute drive west of the glitz and glamour of the Strip (and more traditional and pricey steakhouses), Echo and Rig is proof that you can have your steak, and have it cooked for you, too. More

Vegas is a big burger town, but with the average price of a burger and fries hovering around $18 at most restaurants on the strip, it's not the place to roll the dice. To help steer you towards some of the city's best burgers, we turned to Anthony Meidenbauer, Executive Chef at Holsteins. More

When it comes to baking contests, the Pillsbury Bake-Off is among the biggest and best. Now in its 46th year, this influential contest is the event which has given America such recipes as the Tunnel of Fudge Cake and Peanut Butter Blossoms. See what went down at this year's bake-off, including the million prize winner. More

Jet Tila calls Kuma Snow Cream the next big thing in frozen desserts. Some call his Taiwanese dessert "snow ice," others refer to it as "fluff ice" and in Taiwan it's known as xue hua bing. Tila just calls it snow cream, which combines the feel of powdered snow with the taste of ice cream. He's just brought this refreshing dessert to Las Vegas and we stopped by to take a look. More

Every March, the pizza world comes together for at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas to show off their wares and give away thousands of free samples. Couldn't make it? Don't worry, we brought a camera. The Expo may be more about dollars and cents, but that doesn't mean we didn't learn a ton about where pizza is going and the people behind the industry. More

So the question isn't whether to go to Lotus of Siam—you should (run, don't walk)—it's what to eat when you get there. With a menu of over 150 choices ranging from classic curries and noodle dishes to Northern Thai specialties and signature Lotus creations, there is no way to eat more than a small fraction in a single visit. Read this tutorial first. More

Las Vegas may be a town for gambling, but when it comes time for lunch or dinner, you want to go with a sure thing. Luckily, there are several tasty burgers to be had, all of which are reasonably affordable, even by Vegas standards. Here are my top burger picks on the Strip. More

In this first installment of Undercover Pizza Lover, a new mini-series from Scott Wiener, Scott spends three days working behind the counter at a prominent mom-and-pop pizza shop in Henderson, NV. More

Few people come to Las Vegas specifically for the pizza. Fortunately the city is dotted with reputable pies such as Grimaldi's, Dom DeMarco's and the VPN kitchen of Settebello. But when craveing a Neopolitian-style pizzaon The Strip, the options dwindle down to just one: D.O.C.G. at the Cosmopolitan. More